Forklift Crashes With Car

I don’t think the forklift driver could see over the boxes but the driver of the car survives this accidental attack.

Wakeboarding On The Niagara River

Danny Glover Convicted Of Trespassing On Thursday

Article clipped from the St. Catharines Standard

Actor and civil-rights activist Danny Glover had no right to use the lobby of a hotel in Niagara Falls as a pulpit during a union rally, a justice of the peace ruled Thursday in convicting him on a trespassing charge.

Glover, best known for starring in the Lethal Weapon movies, had been charged following a union rally at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel on Sept. 16, 2006.

The 61-year-old actor, who was not in court Thursday, was convicted along with union representative Alex Dagg and Ontario Federation of Labour president Wayne Samuelson. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 8.

The defence lawyer requested a $5 fine as a penalty, but that was rejected by the prosecution. Prosecutor John Lefurgey said a more appropriate fine would be between $400 and $500 for each of the three defendants.

Lefurgey also asked the court to order the defendants to reimburse Canadian Niagara Hotels $22,000 in legal fees.
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Woody Woodpecker Visits Niagara Falls

Here’s an old Woody Woodpecker Cartoon that takes place at Niagara Falls.

High Winds In Fort Erie

Clipped from The Fort Erie Times

Trees were down, hydro was cut briefly and clean-up crews were still working on Thursday morning to clean up the mess created by a windstorm that swept through Fort Erie and the rest of Southern Ontario on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

According to Doug Campbell, the Town of Fort Erie’s operations manager, some trees took a while to be removed from roadways.

“Some of the trees took quite some time to be removed because there was hydro involved and (Canadian Niagara Power) was concentrating on getting the power back on on their main lines before they could respond to help us,” Campbell said.
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2008 Ontario Family Fishing Weekend

If you, or a friend or family member would like to try fishing in Ontario waters for free, mark February 23rd and 24th on your calendar. For these days only (12:01 am Saturday to 11:59 pm Sunday), Canadian residents can fish in Ontario without a licence. All other regulations, fees and limits will apply.

Daredevil Jumps Into Niagara Falls With A Rope

This is the second time daredevil Dean Sullivan has jumped face first with a rope into Niagara Falls and has not been caught.

Here he is just prior to the jump, testing out his gear at the Rockway Glen.

Krum Bums At Patrick Sheehans Pub In St. Catharines

Marilyn Monroe 1952 At Niagara Falls

Russell White Update

Here is an update to the Police Searching For Suspect In Niagara story.

On January 21, 2008 at 9:00 pm Russell White of no fixed address was arrested on an outstanding warrant held by Waterloo Regional Police Service for a series of break and enters to senior citizens homes.

Member of the Toronto Rope Squad arrested White without incident in the City of Toronto. White was transported to Kitchener Waterloo where he will be making a court appearance.

Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police are continuing their investigation into a number of incidents linked to White and charges are pending.